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Tide times nearby

St. Margaret's at Cliffe5 km away
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Kingsdown9 km away
Folkestone11 km away
Walmer11 km away
Deal13 km away

Dover tide times today and this week · Tidefinder

Dover tide times

Kent · today and the next six days

RisingHigh water 02:02, in 1 h 33 mMid tides

Our predictions from the Dover gauge, 1 km away. Heights are above chart datum, as in tide tables. This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Not for navigation.

TodayThu 15 OctMid tides
1. High02:026.5 m01:09–02:54
2. Low09:141.7 m08:16–10:11
3. High14:166.5 m13:24–15:09
4. Low21:371.9 m20:40–22:34
76Best 23:00–02:004.8 m range

Best time to fish this week

Top pick this week

Tuesday evening

17:00–18:30

79Good

3h into the flood
Dusk
Neaps

Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Dover soleLight NE 5 mph

Why this time?

Rest of the week

Times are the middle of each turn. The small times underneath are slack water, when the level stays close to high or low.

TomorrowFri 16 OctMid tides
1. High02:386.2 m01:45–03:31
2. Low09:461.9 m08:50–10:41
3. High14:566.1 m14:01–15:51
4. Low22:13

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:18
Sunset: 18:02
Moon: Waxing crescent, 22%
Wind: SW 7–17 mph, gusts 30
Waves: Waves 0.8 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.6°C

Tide: 3h into the floodFish feed at particular stages of the tide, when moving water stirs up food and lets them into the shallows.
Light: DuskMany sea fish feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark, when they're bolder close in.
Tide size: NeapsBigger spring tides move more water, stirring up food and colouring the water. Some fish prefer quieter neaps.
Season: Peak season in OctoberCounts whichever fish here is most in season.
Wind: Light NE 5 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.8 m waves)Not fussy about sea state unless it gets rough.
Water: Sea 16.4°CComfortable between 4 and 24°C, best around 12.764705882352942°C.

Every good time this week

What are you after?

Pick a fish to see its best times here. In-season fish come first.

Fish

Bass, peak season
Whiting, peak season
Thornback ray, good season
Cod, good season
Dover sole, good season
Flounder, good season
Thin-lipped mullet, good season
Smoothhound, occasional this month

2.1 m

21:18–23:07

71Best 23:30–02:304.3 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:19
Sunset: 18:00
Moon: Waxing crescent, 30%
Wind: NNW 6–18 mph, gusts 33
Waves: Waves 0.6 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.6°C

Sat 17 OctNeaps

High03:225.9 m02:24–04:21
Low10:262.2 m09:34–11:19
High15:515.7 m14:44–16:58
Low22:562.4 m22:04–23:48

71Best 23:30–02:303.7 m range

Sun 18 OctNeaps

High04:245.5 m03:13–05:34
Low11:162.5 m10:24–12:08
High17:135.3 m16:02–18:24
Low23:542.7 m23:03–00:44

No standout fishing times3.0 m range

Mon 19 OctNeaps

High05:565.3 m05:00–06:51
Low12:252.7 m11:30–13:19
High18:515.2 m17:58–19:43

71Best 17:00–18:302.6 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:24
Sunset: 17:53
Moon: First quarter, 58%
Wind: ENE 10–14 mph, gusts 22
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.4°C

Tue 20 OctNeaps

Low01:112.9 m00:20–02:02
High07:225.3 m06:30–08:13
Low13:512.7 m12:59–14:42
High20:115.4 m19:17–21:06

79Best 17:00–18:302.7 m range

Wed 21 OctNeaps

Low02:342.8 m01:44–03:23
High08:365.5 m07:39–09:32
Low15:092.4 m14:16–16:01
High21:155.6 m20:18–22:13

75Best 07:00–08:303.2 m range

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:21
Sunset: 17:57
Moon: First quarter, 39%
Wind: N 10–19 mph, gusts 31
Waves: Waves 1.1 m
Sea temperature: Sea 17.4°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:23
Sunset: 17:55
Moon: First quarter, 48%
Wind: NE 12–17 mph, gusts 27
Waves: Waves 1.3 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.8°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:26
Sunset: 17:51
Moon: First quarter, 67%
Wind: ESE 3–11 mph, gusts 17
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.3°C

Good fishing timeDark

Sunrise: 07:28
Sunset: 17:49
Moon: Waxing gibbous, 76%
Wind: S 5–27 mph, gusts 53
Waves: Waves 1.0 m
Sea temperature: Sea 16.4°C

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